PINNER will be wishing they could start their Middlesex Championship Division Two campaign again after an opening-day thrashing at the hands of Wycombe House.

Many of the Pinner boys appeared to still be on their winter break as a lacklustre display with the bat set them up for a beating and Wycombe duly delivered to win the match by eight wickets.

Number one batsman Abdul Majeed put 18 runs on the board, one less than Pinner’s two top scorers on the day, and the early signs did not look good for the home side as they struggled to shake off the rust.

Hari Ramchandran was in at four, but he could only chip in with a disappointing six and that spelled the beginning of the end for Pinner, with nobody reaching double figures in the remainder of the innings.

Niroshan Rajadurai soon followed him back to the club-house after knocking just four and things failed to improve for the hosts, with Inder Gahunia the last man out and the scoreboard reading 92 all out.

It was a small total and Wycombe House stepped up to bat with confidence, hoping to get things wrapped up with minimum fuss.

And so it proved as they made short work of chasing down the target, losing just two wickets and taking only 18 overs to hit the 100 mark and clinch victory.

Pinner will need to improve considerably against Swamibapa this weekend.